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2008Final results

2008 election for Connecticut Senate District 8

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Kevin Witkos (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Arthur H. House (D) by 6.4 points.

Kevin WitkosRepublican · winner
53.2%26,853
46.8%23,627
50,480 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+33.32002R+29.32004R+1.02006R+6.42008R+30.62010R+20.12012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET